Upcoming Events

Gertrude Bell

What has Gertrude Bell to do with WW1 , now is your turn to learn all 

Shield and Protect, The History of the Essex Yeomanry

Essex's own cavalry unit, later artillery, and its military history in two world wars 

The Great War at Spanbroekmolen 1914-1918

Tunnelling at Spanbroekmolen  

Observers with the Royal Flying Corps

Lost Opportunity – 22 August 1914

How the Battle of the Ardennes on 22 August 1914 had consequences for the whole war 

The Indian Corps on the Western Front

In 1914, Indian troops provided much-needed reinforcements to a beleaguered B.E.F. 

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC) Enquiries Files.

Haig’s Command Strategy

Three key elements of Haig's and the BEF's First World War doctrine and command philosophy.  

The Road to Sarajevo: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the Balkan Origins of the First World War

Ireland's Memorial Records

A unique record of Ireland's Great War dead. 

EDINBURGH 1916 - The Night The Zeppelin Came. A 110th anniversary talk

Ian Castle makes his debut in Edinburgh talking about the first Zeppelin raid on Scotland.  

Low flying ground attacks on the Western Front 1916-18

The development of Battlefield Air Support by the RFC on the Western Front between 1917 and 1918. 

The 2nd Leicesters in Mesopotamia

A presentation by Mr Nigel Atters, looking at the actions of the 2nd Leicesters in Mesopotamia and Palestine 

James McCudden – Master Craftsman

The story of James McCudden, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar, MM an English flying ace and among the most highly decorated airmen 

Lusitania

On the 7 May 1915 the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat.